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1. Urobotrya latisquama (Gagnep.) Hiepkowfo-0000417615

Ber. Deutsch. Bot. 065. 84: 662. 1972; Nat. Hist. Bull. Siam Soc. 27: 122. f. 6. 1978; Willdenowia 9: 29. 1979.— Lepionurus latisquamus Gagnep., Notul. Syst. (Paris) 1: 201. 1910; in Fl. Gén. I.-C. 1: 807. f. 91. 1911; ibid., Suppl. 1: 733. 1948.

Accepted Name : This is currently accepted.

Synonyms & Citations :

Description : Small tree up to 4 m (sometimes climbing). Leaves lanceolate-elliptic to narrowly lanceolate, rarely ovate or obovate, (7–)11–18(–23) by (3–)4–6(–7) cm; apex acuminate or acute, base cuneate; petiole 1–3 mm. Inflorescences axillary but also on older branches or at the main trunk, usually solitary; rhachis 7–1 1 cm. Bracts broadly ovate to orbicular, abruptly acuminate, 6–7 by 6–7 mm. Flowers usually 3 per bract, without bracteoles (rarely 4 flowers per bract and then with 2 small bracteoles); pedicels 3–5 mm. Tepals greenish-yellow, 3 mm. Stamens white, filaments 4–5 mm; anthers elliptic, ca 1 mm. Disc broadly protruding-annular. Ovary cylindric, the upper part subconical, 1–1.5 mm. Drupe red, 13–15 by 7–9 mm; pedicel 5–6 mm.

Thailand : NORTH-EASTERN: Loei (Phu Tong).

Distribution : N Laos (type), N Vietnam, S China.

Ecology : In evergreen forests, up to 1,000 m alt.

Vernacular : Haen tum (แหนตุม)(Northeastern).